A selection of the most provocative, incendiary, and brilliant pieces from one of America's most significant left-leaning journalists and activists. Zobraziť viac
An epic, spellbinding novel of rebellion, redemption, power and humanity, and of a Black community finding freedom to live an ordinary life of love and pain in America's darkest days. Zobraziť viac
The harsh and beautiful Polar Regions have inspired some wonderful writing. These two anthologies collect together some of the very best, from the classic accounts of Scott, Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Fridtjof Nansen and John Franklin through pieces of... Zobraziť viac
In the last five years, the feminist movement has seen a radical upswell of energy and activism. We have been inspired by #LeanIn, we have found solidarity in #MeToo. We've pushed one another to be stronger and try harder. Caroline Criado-Perez's... Zobraziť viac
Startling, provocative stories that grapple with the online reality we all inhabit, where clicks, codes and memes shape identities, personas and reputations. Zobraziť viac
From the author of Weasels in the Attic, here is a modern fable about the all-consuming world of work. Zobraziť viac
A bestseller in Germany, Walter Kempowski's autobiographical novel is a sensorial coming of age story during the years of World War II and a chilling exploration of how one family adjusted to life under the Nazis. Zobraziť viac
The daughter of prosperous Jews, Heda Kovaly found her world turned upside down with the German annexation of Czechoslovakia. Deported to Lodz Ghetto in 1941 and then to Auschwitz, where her parents were murdered, in 1944... Zobraziť viac
A landmark, incendiary collection from one of the leading essayists working today... Zobraziť viac
In 1936 Orwell planted roses at his cottage in Hertfordshire. Over eighty years later Rebecca Solnit encounters them, and is inspired to explore a different side to the great writer and activist to the one we know so well. Following his journey from ... Zobraziť viac
From Axolotl to Zebrafish, discover a host of barely imagined beings: real creatures that are often more astonishing than anything dreamt in the pages of a medieval bestiary. Ranging from the depths of the ocean to the most arid corners of the earth,... Zobraziť viac
Fear and suspicion take root among the women of Manningtree, when the Witchfinder General comes to town. Zobraziť viac
What is transhumanism? Simply put, it is a movement whose aim is to use technology to fundamentally change the human... Zobraziť viac
Set in Romania at the height of Ceausescu's reign of terror, "The Land of Green Plums" tells the story of a group of young students, each of whom has left the impoverished provinces in search of better prospects in the city... Zobraziť viac
We live in a world that is known, every corner thoroughly explored. But has this knowledge cost us the ability to wonder? Wonder, Caspar Henderson argues, is at its most supremely valuable in just such a world because it reaffirms our humanity ... Zobraziť viac
Every year, air pollution prematurely kills seven million people around the world, in rich countries and poor ones. It is strongly linked to strokes, heart attacks, many kinds of cancer, premature birth and dementia, among other ailments... Zobraziť viac
Ireland is flooded, derelict. It never stops raining. The Kid in Yellow has stolen the babba from the Earlie King.Why? Something to do with the King's daughter, and a talking statue, something godawful. And from every wall the King's Eye watches... Zobraziť viac
We cannot live without water. But with 7.5 billion people competing for this single unevenly-distributed resource, the planet is drying up. In When the Rivers Run Dry, Fred Pearce explores the growing world water crisis, from Kent to Kenya... Zobraziť viac
Take a story and shrink it. Make it tiny, so small it can fit in the palm of your hand. Carry the story with you everywhere, let it sit with you while you eat, let it watch you while you sleep.Keep it safe, you never know when you might need it. In Kawaka Zobraziť viac
